Safety
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The Machinist presents views
from the manufacturing
industry, on their
understanding of safety on
the shopfloor
How important is safety on a
shopfloor?
Safety on shopfloor is as important
as production/quality on shop
floor. Unsafe conditions and unsafe
acts both affect production, quality
and most important, the wellbeing
and morale of the
employees.
What are the repercussions if the
safety issue is treated lightly?
Safety if treated lightly will result in: -
?? Unsafe conditions may reduce
the productivity of employees and
may lead to accidents resulting in
injury to the employee and
consequential loss of production.
?? Unsafe act resulting from
ignorance of safety procedures or
over confidence may lead to
accident resulting in injury to
employees and consequential loss
of production.
?? In both the above cases, it may
also lead to damage of plant,
machinery and injury to other
co-employees and neighbourhood
at large.
Inspite of safety measures
adopted, in case a worker meets
with an accident, what are the
measures taken by your
company?
We immediately provide first-aid
service in our own dispensary,
which is manned by qualified
persons, and take him to the
hospital for further treatment and
also complete the statutory
formalities as provided in the
Factories Act and ESI Act.
Later on we undertake an
inquiry to arrive at a 'Cause and
Effect' analysis of the accident and
discuss it at the shopfloor so as to
prevent such future incidences.
What steps have you
implemented to ensure that the
shopfloor is devoid of accidents?
We have implemented '3S' to
improve housekeeping at
shopfloor. This is an effort to
remove unsafe conditions.We
display safety posters and
banners in our shopfloor; also we
are organising workshops in
collaboration with Central Board
of Workers Education to reinforce
safety consciousness among
the employees.
Do you follow any specific rules
in terms of handling machinery?
The Factory Act 1948 has two
chapters named Safety and
Provisions related to hazardous
processes. Under these two
chapters the State Governments
are authorised to draft and
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